Future of Medical Education in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorOlapade-Olaopa, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorAfolabi, B.B.
dc.contributor.authorFalase, O.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-04T10:42:10Z
dc.date.available2020-11-04T10:42:10Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractAs societies continue to change, medicaleducationhasto adjust regularly in response to these changes in order to remain relevant The Nigerian society and its medical schools are no exception, and the future of medical education in the country is dependent on the development of curricula that take the changes in the society into consideration. Medical schools are now expected to offer 'socially responsive' medical education. By this, it is expected that medical school curricula should be directed at producing graduates that would have a positive impact on the public and population health of their host environment, and thus should be guided by the same whilst ensurinq that global standards of medical education are maintained. This considered, doctors are now expected to acquirecompetencies that would meetthe current needs of their society during their traininq. Furthermore,the scientific bases of medicineare universal and there is a highdegreeof equivalence in medical schools worldwide. As such, common international standards can and have been defined for basic medical education.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlapade-Olaopa EO, Afolabi BB, Falase OA. Future of Medical Education in Nigeria. Archives of Ibadan Medicine. 2005; 6:16-21.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8868
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArchives of Ibadan Medicineen_US
dc.subjectCurriculum reviewen_US
dc.subjectProblem solvingen_US
dc.subjectWeb-based learningen_US
dc.subjectContinuous educationen_US
dc.subjectHhealthcare informaticsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Surgery::Obstetrics and women's diseasesen_US
dc.titleFuture of Medical Education in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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